Going slow was one way to secure points at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday as Formula 1s much-hyped attempt to shake up the prestigious race brought little drama.开云(中国)Kaiyun·官方网站 - 登录入口

Overtaking is near-impossible on Monacos narrow streets. To make the race more of a strategy contest, F1s governing body, the FIA, required two tire changes in the hope that smartly timed pit stops would create drama.

Last years winner Charles Leclerc had predicted chaos but instead it was a frustrating race for many drivers as some drove extra slowly to create a gap for a teammate in front to pit without losing positions. Mercedes driver George Russell argued the go-slow led to dangerous situations.

Norris criticizes manufactured racing

Winner Lando Norris was scathing about the rule change, something he saw as an attempt to create manufactured racing.

Norris spent much of the race behind Max Verstappen, who delayed his second stop, hoping for a red-flag stoppage. That would have allowed a free tire change, and maybe given Verstappen the win.

Theres not been any more overtaking here. I thought that was what was wanted, Norris said. Now you just give people opportunity by luck, by waiting for a red flag, waiting for a safety car. You arent getting a more deserved winner in the end of things.

Dangerously slow driving frustrates Russell

Mercedes driver George Russell spent much of his race stuck behind slow cars. Tensions boiled over when he accused Williams Alex Albon of driving dangerously slow and slamming on the brakes in a terse radio message from Russell to his team.

Russell overtook Albon by cutting a chicane, adding hed rather take the penalty than wait any longer. The stewards had predicted drivers might try that and Russell landed a longer-than-usual penalty which dropped him back behind Albon. Russell finished 11th, his worst result this year.

Williams wasnt the first team to drop the pace. Its drivers were reacting to an earlier go-slow from Racing Bulls. Liam Lawson held up cars and secured space for his teammate Isack Hadjar to make two stops before many other drivers had made one.

In the end, though, none of the more unusual strategies made much difference.

Verstappen made his long-delayed second stop and placed fourth, exactly where hed started. Racing Bulls had little to show for its efforts as Hadjar started fifth but finished sixth. Both Williams drivers stayed in the points after each moved up a spot to ninth and 10th, but that gain was only because Fernando Alonsos Aston Martin broke down.

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在周日举行的摩纳哥大奖赛上，慢速行驶是赢得积分的一种姿首，因为一级方程式赛车试图对这一备受瞩蓄意比赛进行校正，但并未带来太大的浪潮。

在摩纳哥狭小的街谈上超车险些弗成能。为了让比赛更多地成为一场战略竞赛，F1的处理机构FIA条目更换两次轮胎，但愿通过精准的进站战略概况加多比赛的戏剧性。

前年冠军Charles Leclerc曾瞻望将出现“杂沓词语”，联系词本色上却是很多车手因为某些车手特意开得十分慢来为前边的队友腾出进站空间而不丢失位置，而感到消极。梅赛德斯车队的乔治·拉塞尔（George Russell）以为这种慢速行驶导致了危急的情况。

诺里斯月旦“东谈主为制造”的赛车

胜者兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris）对法则的编削暗意了锐利的月旦，他以为这是试图制造“东谈主造竞赛”的尝试。

诺里斯在大部分技艺里齐逾期于马克斯·维斯塔潘，维斯塔潘推迟了第二次进站，但愿出现红旗中止比赛的情况。淌若那样的话，他将不错免费更换轮胎，也许还会让维斯塔潘赢得比赛。

“这里再莫得更多的超车了，我以为这等于世界所期待的，”诺里斯说。“目下你只是靠运谈、靠恭候红旗、恭候安全车来给东谈主们契机。在最终，你不会得到一个更应得的得手者。”

驾驶速率“危急地慢”使罗素感到消极

梅赛德斯车队的乔治·拉塞尔（George Russell）在比赛中大部分技艺齐陷在慢车后头。当拉塞尔向他的车队发来毛糙的无线电信息，批驳威廉姆斯车队的亚历克斯·阿尔本（Alex Albon）“开得极其渐渐”和“猛踩刹车”时，病笃方位蓦的升级。

拉塞尔通过捷径卓著了阿尔本，并暗意他宁肯“选用处罚”也不肯再恭候。赛会官员瞻望，车手们可能会尝试这么作念，而拉塞尔所受的处罚比以往更长，这让他再行回到了阿尔本之后。拉塞尔最终以第11名完赛，这是他本年的最差收获。

威廉姆斯车队并不是第一个减慢速率的军队。他们的车手们是在对毒头赛车的早前减缓速率的举看成出反映。利亚姆·劳森（Liam Lawson）让其他车辆延缓，为他的队友伊萨克·哈扎尔（Isack Hadjar）腾出空间，以便他在很多其他车手只作念了一次停站之前完成两次停站。

尽管如斯，到头来，那些不太常见的战略并莫得产生太大的影响。

维斯塔潘终于完成了他的第二次进站，并以第四名的收获完成比赛，这与他起始的名次统息争致。由于哈达尔从第五名开赴但最终只赢得第六名，红牛车队（Racing Bulls）的付脱险些莫得得到什么酬报。在各自前进一位隔离赢得第九和第十名后，两位威廉姆斯车队的赛车手仍然保捏了积分的位置，但这种跳跃只是是因为费尔南多·阿隆索（Fernando Alonso）的阿斯顿·马丁（Aston Martin）赛车发生了故障。

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